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CROSSVILLE, TEXAS

Texas Ghost Town
Bell County / Coryell County Line, Central Texas North

About 5 Miles E of Copperas Cove
16 miles E of Belton the county seat
Part of the Fort Hood Military Reservation of Belton

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History in Pecan Shell

Early settler James M. Cross is the town’s namesake. Settlement began prior to the Civil War, although it wasn’t until 1872 when a post office was granted.

The 1880 Census counted forty residents in Crossville, but nevertheless, the post office closed the following year.

The community lived through both the Great Depression and WWII, sharing the good and bad (mostly bad) with neighbors Ruth and Eliga, Texas. All three communities were made part of Camp (Now Fort) Hood when it was established in 1942.

Camp Hood Texas old postcard
Greetings from Camp Hood
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/

Crossville TX Bell County 1870 Postmark info
Crossville TX Bell County 1870 Postmark
Cover cancelled with 1870s Crossville postmark
Courtesy The John J. Germann Collection

Bell County TX Map
Vintage map showing Crossville in far western Bell County
From Texas state map #10749

Modified 1920s map courtesy Texas General Land Office



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Crossville, Texas Nearby Towns:
Belton the county seat
Killeen
Temple
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